A strange, beautifully written little novel about a strange young man living in the secret cracks of the world. I enjoyed it very much, though there were a few things that bothered me enough to make it almost a guilty pleasure. Still - recommended.
A strange, beautifully written little novel about a strange young man living in the secret cracks of the world. I enjoyed it very much, though there were a few things that bothered me enough to make it almost a guilty pleasure. Still - recommended.
I'm not sure I've ever color coordinated my lunch and my reading material this well before. 😬
"The letters come together, she whispers right into his ear, in order to delight, to derange us. They come together, they hold hands, they caress, they bruise one another, they force the soul down deeper, they make us thirsty for unimaginable things, they shake their limbs and dance..." Wow, this book.
"Asthma is speaking cryptically and symbolically," I say, having regained my composure. "What she is saying is she wants to see the beauties of the world and live her life deeply." Asthma snorts.
"Since when," snarls Goldie, "do eight-year-olds need interpreters?"'